By Victor Edwin New Delhi: Waris Mazhari is a traditionally-trained Islamic scholar. He teaches in the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. He graduated from the Dar ul-Uloom Deoband, one of the largest traditional Islamic seminaries in the world, and did his doctorate from the Department of IslamicContinue Reading
By Andrea Tornielli Vatican City: A reading of the dossier published by the Secretariat of State containing documents and testimonies narrating the facts regarding the former cardinal archbishop of Washington dismissed from the clerical state. At the time of Theodore McCarrick’s appointment as Archbishop of Washington in 2000, the HolyContinue Reading
By Jason Horowitz Vatican City: A highly anticipated Vatican report found November 10 that Pope John Paul II had rejected explicit warnings about sexual misconduct by Theodore E. McCarrick, now a disgraced former cardinal, choosing to believe the American prelate’s denials and misleading accounts by bishops as he elevated himContinue Reading
New York: As Father Michael Joncas watched Joe Biden’s victory speech November 7, he was amazed to hear the presumed president-elect talk about a hymn “close to his heart. Biden also spoke the refrain of “On Eagle’s Wings”: “And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings/ bear you onContinue Reading
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has conceded the demand of tribal communities to create a separate Sarna Code for them in the eastern Indian state. The government led by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha convened a special assembly session to create the Sarna Code and send the proposal to the federal government.Continue Reading
Srikakulam: On November 9, the diocese of Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh restarted the diocesan institute named St. Teresa of Child Jesus Minor Seminary. Some years ago, the seminary was closed for some reason, Bishop Rayarala Vijay Kumar, told Matters India. During the blessing of the seminary with a group ofContinue Reading
Old Goa: Thieves broke into the Se Cathedral, a UNESCO world heritage site in Old Goa, and took away cash and electronic items. The break-in is believed to have taken place on the night of November 8 but was noticed only in the following morning. No artefacts or items ofContinue Reading
Kancheepuram: A television journalist in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district was hacked to death, allegedly by a gang of drug dealers who suspected that he had alerted the authorities about them, police said. Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder. Isravel Moses, 27, was called out of hisContinue Reading
By T J S George Bengaluru: For America’s sake, and for the world’s sake, it was important that Donald Trump should not win a second term as President. That he came close to it points to the power of a disturbing element in American life — racism. Ultimately, racism countsContinue Reading
Hyderabad: Shiva, who uses only one name, says he was about 10 years old when he came across a group of policemen who were offering to pay anyone who would bring a body out of a nearby pond. Police in India are underfunded and poorly trained. Many don’t know howContinue Reading
